Swonken

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swink \Swink\, v. i. [imp. {Swank}, {Swonk}; p. p. {Swonken}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Swinking}.] [AS. swincan, akin to swingan. See
     {Swing}.]
     To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
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           Or swink with his hands and labor.       --Chaucer.
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           For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser.
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           The swinking crowd at every stroke pant "Ho." --Sir
                                                    Samuel
                                                    Freguson.
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